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  • - The fourth and final baby.

  • Three boys and now we're having our first girl.

  • - [Nurse] She's gonna be soon

  • and the pain's gonna be gone, okay.

  • - Okay.

  • (upbeat music)

  • Hi, I'm Hannah.

  • I'm the World's OK-est Mom.

  • And I am 39 weeks pregnant.

  • Very much over it.

  • Very much ready for this to be done.

  • So imagine my surprise, nine short months ago,

  • I find out that I'm pregnant again.

  • It was such a welcome, exciting surprise.

  • I'm always so excited to welcome one more.

  • And then imagine my absolute shock

  • when we find out we're having a girl.

  • I thought we only made boys.

  • Honestly didn't quite sink in until she was born

  • that we were gonna have a daughter.

  • You might have seen that with my current youngest, Henry,

  • I ended up filming his birth.

  • I never documented any part of birth before that.

  • And it was so amazing to film it and get to reexperience it.

  • So I've decided I'm gonna do it again

  • because birth is so different every time.

  • I am going to take you along on this journey

  • of the fourth and final baby.

  • Give me some eviction vibes.

  • Let's get her out.

  • I should have known that maybe I was having a girl

  • because this pregnancy was so different from my other ones.

  • It was so much harder.

  • I was really, really sick.

  • Violently ill for about 17 weeks.

  • I had way more pain, more fatigue, more heartburn,

  • nausea at the end of pregnancy.

  • Just all those side effects

  • of pregnancy that you read about,

  • I was experiencing all of them.

  • I would love for her to come out soon

  • because I'm not sleeping at night at all.

  • I'm over it.

  • I'm not one of those people who likes being pregnant at all.

  • Someone said, can you say one good thing about pregnancy?

  • And I was like, no.

  • 39 weeks, about done.

  • I'm so uncomfortable and tired.

  • It dawns on me, I literally haven't bought

  • anything for this baby, and I'm totally unprepared.

  • So I was feeling really panicked

  • about a couple key items that I hadn't bought yet.

  • But Matt had a little surprise for me.

  • I do this every time.

  • I don't buy a stroller, then the baby's here.

  • Then I panic, I get backed into a corner.

  • I buy whatever stroller's at the store and I don't like it.

  • It's not the stroller I wanted.

  • So I was venting to Matt and he said,

  • do you want your surprise?

  • And I said, yes.

  • So he's outside getting something.

  • And I'm very excited to see what it is.

  • Oh my gosh!

  • What?

  • - You like it?

  • - [Hannah] Oh my gosh.

  • Okay, where did this come from?

  • - Your friends sent me money with Zelle,

  • so I was able to get this cool new stroller.

  • - [Hannah] Oh my gosh, that's so sweet.

  • - [Matt] You like it?

  • - [Hannah] It's the one I wanted.

  • - The money was in my account so fast

  • I was able to get it right away.

  • - [Hannah] Oh my gosh.

  • Okay, let's take it for a test run.

  • Let's get the kids.

  • Woo, looking good.

  • Who's gonna sit behind you?

  • - Leni. - Yeah.

  • So having a girl opened up

  • just a whole world full of names as well,

  • and we were so overwhelmed choosing a baby name.

  • But I found out about something super cool

  • that's kind of new to me, baby name consultations.

  • So I reached out to this really sweet woman named Morgan,

  • and we booked a baby name consultation,

  • and did it over video chat.

  • Hi, Morgan.

  • - Hi, Hannah.

  • Nice to meet you.

  • - Thank you so much for doing this.

  • I can't tell you how many names I've picked

  • and we've decided on,

  • and then a week later I'm like, I hate it.

  • We're done, we're not using this.

  • We're starting all over.

  • What is your process

  • for whittling down the names for people?

  • - I've got big databases full of names

  • just from different vibes, different generations.

  • A lot of parents want different sounds or letters.

  • So I've got just Google sheets

  • on Google sheets that have

  • lots of different categories of names.

  • - What did you come up with?

  • - Yeah, well I was looking at your boys' names,

  • Jackson, and Wyatt, and Henry.

  • And I feel like, for them, it's classic

  • but maybe a little bit western and a little bit vintage.

  • And then I really liked leaning into that vintage vibe.

  • - So if you had to pick one name that's like

  • your number one recommendation for this baby,

  • what would that name be?

  • - Based on the names that you were giving me

  • I really liked the idea of Birdie.

  • And even if you didn't use Birdie directly,

  • names like Wren, you can get the nickname Birdie from,

  • or Beatrice, or even Roberta.

  • I just got big Birdie vibes from you.

  • - That's so funny 'cause we definitely have noticed

  • that we like the E sounding ending of her names,

  • like Birdie.

  • It's so cute and it just feels really playful.

  • But I love that end sound.

  • Thank you so much for helping me organize my thoughts.

  • And I feel like even if we don't use

  • one of the names that you suggested,

  • it's another really good starting point

  • for us to kind of associate even more names

  • that we might not have thought of.

  • Well thanks, Morgan.

  • - Thank you so much, Hannah.

  • - And I will, I'll let you know what we end up with.

  • - So with Henry, I ended up being induced

  • because he was born really close to Christmas,

  • and we just wanted a little more control over the situation.

  • And I wasn't gonna do that this time around,

  • but she wasn't coming out,

  • and so we decided to go with inducing again this time

  • because we needed a really ironclad plan for childcare.

  • If I were to go into labor in the middle of the night,

  • we have three kids who someone has to stay home with.

  • And we live really far from my family.

  • So with that date in mind,

  • I really had high hopes to do a lot of family stuff,

  • do a lot of outings.

  • And of course, nothing ever goes to plan

  • and we all got very sick with a really bad cold.

  • So the last week was spent trying to get everybody healthy,

  • trying to find moments to do fun stuff together

  • while we can, inside.

  • And just make sure that no one has a cold

  • when this baby comes.

  • How many are there?

  • - One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine.

  • - Almost. - 10.

  • - Four days until my induction.

  • And I woke up this morning 50 times worse.

  • I feel like garbage.

  • Oh my God, I'm trying so hard not to throw up.

  • I wanted to spend these last few days enjoying time

  • with the kids and here I am stuck in bed.

  • Oh my God, I look like poop. (laughs)

  • I really wanted to dedicate a lot of time to Henry

  • because I knew that this was

  • gonna be a rude awakening for him.

  • He is so much the baby of the family.

  • I knew it would be a big adjustment for him

  • because we're so close.

  • So I dedicated a lot of time to Henry,

  • a lot of cuddles to Henry, 'cause he knew a baby was coming,

  • but I don't think he really knew what it meant.

  • TMI, if I don't regularly pee,

  • every time I cough, I pee my pants.

  • I've had to change my pants three times today

  • 'cause she's so low,

  • and she's putting so much pressure on my bladder.

  • So I had my final doctor's appointment

  • before my induction date.

  • It's two days away.

  • I needed a cervical check and I'm three centimeters dilated.

  • I was having some contractions, not painful ones.

  • He did what's called a stripping your membranes,

  • which is kind of like loosening the amniotic sack

  • from inside the uterus.

  • And it's supposed to help with a smoother labor.

  • It wasn't unbearable or anything,

  • but it was uncomfortable.

  • And that was it.

  • So now we wait.

  • And I can't stop peeing, so.

  • I feel like it's near.

  • This is the last full day of the baby bump.

  • Okay, I'm headed to the hospital

  • for my pre-screening that they do before induction.

  • They're gonna take a urine sample, probably blood,

  • they're gonna COVID test me.

  • And then it's like all done and set

  • so that I can come in tomorrow and not have to deal with it.

  • Okay, so I just finished at the hospital.

  • I'm gonna go get myself a little treat

  • 'cause this is my last day as a pregnant woman.

  • Oh my God, it's all happening.

  • This is crazy.

  • So my mom is here.

  • I'm all set to go at 5:00 AM tomorrow.

  • Hi, guys. - Hello.

  • - [Hannah] Are you excited to have a baby sister tomorrow?

  • - Yes. - Yeah.

  • - [Hannah] Yeah?

  • Who's gonna hold her first?

  • - Me. - Me.

  • - The oldest. - Me.

  • Me!

  • - Me.

  • - [Hannah] I'm gonna miss you guys tomorrow.

  • - You'll be at the hospital.

  • - [Hannah] I know.

  • Do you wanna say anything to your sister before she's born?

  • - Hi.

  • - We're doing a bedtime book for honey.

  • Last night as the youngest.

  • When I come home

  • I'm coming home with your sister.

  • Okay, goodnight guys.

  • - Goodnight.

  • - So our induction appointment was 5:00 AM,

  • but that did grant me the luxury of getting ready for birth.

  • I got to do my hair and makeup.

  • It felt very reminiscent of having Henry.

  • It was like total flashbacks to putting on my makeup,

  • pitch black outside, in the bathroom,

  • heading out in the darkness to go to the hospital.

  • So I get to the hospital, I get admitted,

  • I go to my labor and delivery room.

  • And they did a cervical check on me,

  • which is basically they shoved their whole arm up there

  • to reach your cervix and see how open it is.

  • And to give birth, your cervix goes from completely closed

  • to 10 centimeters dilated,

  • which is how open it is to fit the baby out.

  • So every time I've gone to the hospital

  • I've been at about a three or a four centimeters dilated.

  • It's kind of that pre-labor

  • where your body's starting to get warmed up.

  • I was six centimeters dilated.

  • So I had been in medium labor, I'd say,

  • where things were really moving quickly,

  • I just hadn't noticed.

  • I'm six centimeters dilated.

  • So they were like, do you,

  • you might wanna get your epidural now if you want it

  • 'cause it's gonna go really fast probably.

  • Once they hook me up to the Pitocin.

  • This one's very different than Henry.

  • - Yeah, so far.

  • - Like Henry, it just wasn't budging.

  • This one is like lightning speed, knock on wood.

  • But yeah, I hate, this is my least favorite part.

  • I hate IVs.

  • And I'm hungry.

  • Anesthesia has a whole hospital full of patients to tend to,

  • so they're not always at your beck and call.

  • So the timing is really important for getting your epidural.

  • And I opted to get it before they hooked me up

  • to the Pitocin so that if things got crazy

  • I'd at least have that epidural.

  • I'm hooked up to fluids and they're gonna come in

  • as soon as I've had enough fluids,

  • they're gonna come in and give me my epidural,

  • and then hook up the Pitocin.

  • I can feel myself having a contraction though.

  • They're getting a little more frequent.

  • I'm like, maybe I just deliver normally.

  • So they gave me a bit of time just to see what would happen,

  • and maybe the labor would kickstart on its own.

  • But eventually I got hooked up to Pitocin,

  • which causes synthetic contractions, I guess.

  • And usually helps move things along.

  • Just a waiting game.

  • Nice and comfy though 'cause I have my epidural.

  • The epidural is on a constant drip.

  • It's kind of just the same as an IV,

  • but it's in your spine, which is a little scary.

  • But, when you're in that level of pain

  • it's, in my opinion, very much worth it.

  • I'm having contractions, but my water needs to break.

  • In the meantime, while we were waiting for my doctor,

  • we decided to try some positions

  • to see if my water would break.

  • They ended up sitting me upright in the hospital bed.

  • It's not working.

  • Nothing's really happening.

  • So Matt and my mom decide to go get coffee.

  • And in the meantime, we are planning to put me

  • back on my back and try something called a peanut ball.

  • It's a big ball shaped like a peanut.

  • You put it between your legs.

  • They get the peanut ball in and what do I feel?

  • I feel basically a rubber band snap inside of me.

  • That's how I would describe your water breaking.

  • Oh my god.

  • Okay, now like fluid is coming out.

  • My epidural was gravity based.

  • So when they put the epidural in your spine,

  • it goes with the gravity of your body.

  • The epidural wasn't up here anymore

  • because I had been sitting up.

  • - [Nurse] Start breathing now.

  • Start breathing now.

  • There you go.

  • Start breathing out like a wave.

  • Okay, it's gonna come and go.

  • - The the contractions just ramp up from zero to 100.

  • Oh my God.

  • Oh my God.

  • They were like, oh snap,

  • your mom and Matt have to get back now.

  • Oh God, it hurts so bad.

  • - [Nurse] I'm like, I don't care who checks her.

  • - Okay.

  • And so they called anesthesia to try to get them

  • to come up and gimme what's called a bolus,

  • which is basically just a boost of medication

  • to try to make it a little more pain free.

  • But anesthesia was in an operating room.

  • I just started getting flashbacks to Henry's birth

  • of the realization that I was gonna feel it, again.

  • - [Nurse] And she's gonna be soon

  • and the pain's gonna be gone, okay.

  • - Okay.

  • - [Nurse] I promise.

  • Promise, Hannah.

  • (Hannah sobbing)

  • - When they went to look to see if my water was broken

  • they saw a head.

  • And so she was ready.

  • She was like ready to fly out and be born.

  • (all laughing)

  • (baby cries)

  • - [Nurse] Hi!

  • I know, let's get that gunk out.

  • Beautiful, 150.

  • She's gorgeous.

  • - Oh, my God.

  • - Right here. - In between.

  • - [Hannah] She's got so much hair!

  • - [Nurse] She does have a lot of hair.

  • - [Hannah] Oh my God.

  • - [Nurse] Her heart's good.

  • I'm gonna tuck her into you, okay honey.

  • - Okay.

  • Oh my God, that was so fast.

  • - [Nurse] One push.

  • - Hi. - We have a baby girl.

  • - [Nurse] Baby girl.

  • - [Nurse] Oh Dad, proud Dad.

  • - Oh my gosh, I love you.

  • I love you.

  • I immediately knew that I was gonna need stitches.

  • Usually if you're doing like pushes every contraction

  • then your body stretches with each contraction

  • and with each push.

  • But with her, she just kind of flew out of me.

  • But I was just so happy, I didn't care.

  • I was like, do whatever you have to do.

  • I'm so excited and happy to meet this little girl.

  • (baby crying)

  • - [Doctor] You should be all good now.

  • All stitched up.

  • - [Hannah] Matt is changing his first girl diaper.

  • - The first diaper that she's had as a person.

  • There's a lot of black tar.

  • - [Hannah] She just keeps peeing and pooping,

  • no matter how fast he wipes.

  • - She's my little deuce poop.

  • - So my mom had been with the boys,

  • they were so excited for us to get home.

  • We walked through the door with little Leni Jean

  • in her car seat and the boys just flocked to her.

  • Hey guys.

  • (Henry crying)

  • Now I knew Henry wouldn't take it great

  • that he just, he had a whole meltdown.

  • In that moment, it dawned on him like,

  • this is here to stay, this.

  • - I'll hold you.

  • - Jackson and Wyatt are seasoned pros.

  • They're seasoned big brothers

  • and so they were just so ready to hold her.

  • And I think that helped Henry get more excited too

  • and kind of snap out of the shock and sadness

  • of seeing this little baby.

  • And so he got really excited to hold her as well.

  • We were still recovering from this cold.

  • Couple kids had to wear masks

  • because I just didn't want her to come home

  • and immediately get sick.

  • So it wasn't that close contact welcome

  • that I had really hoped for, but we worked with what we had.

  • The boys got to all hold her.

  • - You need to be gentle. - Okay, I'll be gentle

  • Henry, what should we do?

  • She's crying.

  • - What you crying about?

  • - She's hungry. - Oh.

  • - Matt is obsessed with her.

  • Oh my gosh, she's just his world.

  • We fight over being able to hold her.

  • It's been so surreal and so special.

  • And she's just magical.

  • Perfect, magical.

  • - To Leni. - To Leni.

  • - New girl in the family.

  • A new baby girl.

  • - [Hannah] Cheers, sweetie.

  • - Oh, that's good.

  • - It's just so exciting to welcome Miss Leni Jean,

  • our baby girl, into our family.

  • It's a wild final chapter of parenthood.

  • I'm just so excited to finally introduce you to her.

  • But I can hear her crying.

  • She's really pissed and hungry, so I better go.

  • So that's all for now.

  • I'm Hannah, and if you have a birth story to share,

  • message me on Instagram.

  • If you have any questions about birth,

  • message me on Instagram too.

  • If you'll please excuse me,

  • we're gonna go take our very first family walk.

  • Move her into the snazzy new stroller.

  • 'Til next time.

  • (upbeat music)

- The fourth and final baby.

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